Method and apparatus for separating blanks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11919734
APP PUB NO 20230146251A1
SERIAL NO

17917067

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A method for separating blanks includes continuous conveying of a sheet metal strip in a transport direction to a laser cutting station, concurrent cutting of the sheet metal strip by at least one cutting laser, wherein a cut sheet metal strip is formed from successive sections of the same cutting geometry, transporting the cut sheet metal strip on a first conveyor belt in the transport direction, taking over the cut sheet metal strip from the first conveyor belt, transporting the cut sheet metal strip in the transport direction, separately ejecting the at least one residual blank of each section, transporting the at least one blank of each section into overlap with a second conveyor belt and ejecting the at least one blank from the suction conveyor, and transporting the blanks ejected one after the other from the suction conveyor horizontally in the transport direction to a collecting station.

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SCHULER PRESSEN GMBH91093 HESSDORF

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Seitz, Alexander Erlangen, DE 24 144
Summerer, Matthias Altdorf, DE 3 5

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